42 CFR 84.77
§ 84.77 Inhalation and exhalation valves; minimum requirements.
United States · 42 CFR — Public Health · Status: effective
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- 42 CFR 84.77, § 84.77 Inhalation and exhalation valves; minimum requirements, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/201694
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Full text
(a) Inhalation and exhalation valves shall be provided where necessary and protected against damage and distortion.
(b) Exhalation valves shall be—
(1) Protected against external influence; and
(2) Designed and constructed to prevent inward leakage of contaminated air.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.